]]>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT3c9ae451-e17e-4d37-93f8-64d781011271Sun, 11 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT38e5dd07-5051-4efd-b4de-8fc4f593d6beTue, 06 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT3416ed1a-8b0e-412d-8749-bc68716072abhttp://www.collegesofdistinction.com/school/ottawa-university/.
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Loucks has pitched in 45 games for the Braves, starting 28. His career ERA is 4.61 in 205 innings pitched. He is batting 0.273 as a three-year letter winner. Loucks earned All-KCAC First Team pitching honors during his sophomore season.]]>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT326ab00c-6d6c-4262-809c-1b8e1e5d003dBachelor of Arts in Business Administration (BABA) and its Masters of Business Administration (MBA).]]>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMTdc910f96-9f68-42cf-ba48-b298491a5f4cTue, 02 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT5b872434-dfd7-40c2-9114-442865c247a7
Groundbreaking for the new Gangwish Library and Gibson Student Center took place May 10, 2013 in front of the Mowbray Union on the College campus in Ottawa, Kansas.
Major donors to the new facility, which is part of the University’s $24.3M Advancing the Vision capital campaign, include library namesakes, the Carl and Carrie Gangwish family; student center namesake Marguerite Gibson; Blackboard Inc.; the Sherman Family Foundation; Sunderland Foundation; Sodexo, Inc. and Affiliates; UMB Bank, NA; and numerous others. Nearly $2 million has been contributed from Ottawa University’s trustees.s

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• Join us for the annual performance of the Ottawa University Choir and Orchestra at 3:00 p.m. in the Fredrikson Chapel. A Charter Day Reception will follow.

• Wear black and gold to church

• Share your favorite OU memory

• Contact an old OU friend, roommate, or professor

]]>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT6d20bd29-6ac1-487e-ab65-0408d0535b97The Braves Cheer Team won 3rd place at the NCA/NDA NAIA National Championship today in Daytona Beach, Florida. Watch a video clip of their performance below:

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The 2013 Winter edition of the Ottawa Spirit is now available online. This issue focuses on "Small Worlds." The circumstances, events or people of one OU life often intersect in incredible ways with other OU lives in varying times, places and ways that tie us together as a community in a very small, and deeply meaningful, world.

]]>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT60612cf5-5158-4382-a047-ca235e0e5f10Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT4f258bf2-3a52-4c50-8439-e400119e70a5Celebration of Discipline author Dr. Richard Foster will be the featured presenter during Ottawa University’s 3rd Annual Conference for Pastors and Laity, which is set for March 14 and 15 in the Fredrikson Chapel, 1001 South Cedar Street, Ottawa, Kansas. The conference is free of charge, however, registration is required via www.ottawa.edu/pastorsconference. ]]>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMTc5b5e30c-db56-4fdb-b6e4-091e1bd2d63fNickel and Dimed on February 28, March 1 and March 2 in the Larry D. Peters Auditorium, 1001 S. Cedar Street, Ottawa. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are $10 for regular admission, $5 for senior citizens and high school students.]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMTdce84693-03b0-4896-a194-e884c386a767th birthday in March during a gala in St. Louis, Missouri.

OU founded the nation’s oldest and most prestigious national speech honorary, Pi Kappa Delta (PKD), in 1913. Today, Pi Kappa Delta has more than 200 chapters and more than 80,000 alumni across the United States.]]>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT647ee51d-b1a4-463c-b86e-fecb88b65321Ottawa University has announced a major new venture with Blackboard Inc., a leading worldwide provider of educational technology, software and services, aimed at accelerating the University's growth across all of its undergraduate and graduate programs.
While all Ottawa University students and faculty will benefit from the arrangement, there will be a special emphasis on serving the University's site-based and online adult learners. The goal of the new venture is to disintegrate the often artificial barriers between on ground and online learning modalities, dramatically enhance student outcomes and lower costs on behalf of students. The venture builds on Ottawa's well-established reputation for academic excellence and innovation combined with Blackboard's world-class technology and expertise to enable the development of new methods and processes for serving students in an increasingly boundaryless academic environment.]]>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT6277e0b6-cdcf-4826-8ce5-523a11298ba1
• Wednesday, March 6
“Flourishing in a Global, Exponential World”
7:30 p.m., Larry Peters Auditorium, Administration Building
Reception following

• Thursday, March 7
“Kingdom of Paradox”
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Mowbray Student Union
“Spiritual Capital”
Chapel, 11 a.m., Fredrikson Chapel]]>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMTe6c6df04-a4c0-4f0d-8817-0571cb492954Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT72d95524-7509-4d6f-b7cc-4ee91f8bfa66
The transepts of the Chapel were renovated over the course of the fall semester to house the modular rooms, which were manufactured and installed by Wenger, a state-of-the-art pioneer in virtual acoustic environments. The rooms are of various sizes to accommodate the unique needs of musicians, whether individuals or ensembles.
]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT47a80551-79b0-47e8-ba56-dedaa66b646bOttawa, Kansas) – Ottawa University students will take part in several service activities to pay tribute to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, January 21.

The Martin Luther King Jr., Day of Remembrance and Service will kickoff with a speech from Kevin Willmott, Professor of Film at Kansas University, at 1:00 p.m. in the Mowbray Student Union Dining Commons. Willmott, a film writer and director, will speak for 20 minutes about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Following Willmott’s speech, students will be separated into groups and sent off to participate in a variety of volunteer activities, including helping with the Prom Boutique at the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (ECKAN), Mid-America Nutrition/Meals on Wheels, East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging’s (ECKAAA) Life Stories Project, Vintage Park, and COF.

The events will last until approximately 4:00 p.m.]]>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT41101e67-2b93-4f97-8173-a4e515d9d04a
Ottawa University's 2012 Annual Report is now available online. We invite you to explore the advances made during the first year of Phase II of Vision 2020, including an our donor roll, an update on the Advancing the Vision Capital Campaign, our strong financial showing, new enrollment related initiatives, reaccreditation preparation, and Project Virtuoso – our way of re-envisioning the future of higher education as we know it.

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The program was designed for the practicing RN who has graduated from an accredited associate degree or diploma nursing program. ]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT0f56d030-e416-48e2-afa5-fdb59143f284
Sunday, December 9, at 4 p.m. in the Fredrikson Chapel, 1001 S. Cedar Street, Ottawa, Kansas. The event is free and open to the public.

During the service, the OU Orchestra and Concert Choir will each perform.

This year’s program will feature works by Johann Strauss, Sr., Louis-Claude Daquin, Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, George Frideric Handel, William Byrd, Mozart and Thomas Campion.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT3fb940b2-8e59-4514-a7b0-e485b631a5c0Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT0c501c87-290c-4736-a321-738ddecf764f
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“These donors have acted with vision and wisdom and in the OU Spirit to help us realize many of the aspirations which were set out by our Board of Trustees to ensure the foundations of excellence for our
institution as we head rapidly toward our sesquicentennial anniversary in 2015,” said President Kevin C. Eichner.]]>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT9cdf3837-d673-4cb5-b129-865551ca5050Director of Nursing at Ottawa University.

Kump comes to Ottawa University from the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was an educator with the Wound Management Academy.

“Kathy has been a registered nurse for 25 years and has a well established record of excellence in serving as an educator, specialist, program director and national trainer,” said University Provost Terry Haines.

She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Health Services Administration and Master of Science in nursing at the University of Kansas. She currently is enrolled in the University of Kansas Doctor of Nursing Practice program. ]]>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMTb8c2abfe-6351-4fc1-8b26-72b878695ef3
Nadeau brings nearly two decades of music education experience, working with students of all age levels in Maine, Colorado and Kansas. He has a strong passion for choral music and deeply believes that singing is a life-long, vital part of the human experience.]]>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT6c097c1e-c418-4aba-af0c-57ae405250f9
The new 43,000 square foot library and student center are to be built at the Ottawa, Kansas, home campus and will serve the entire university and the community with state-of-the-art technology, student services, dining, and conference amenities.]]>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT5a39f83c-97bd-4fb2-9cfa-27bbafa8973dEducation Executive magazine. University vendors Blackboard, Inc. and Husch Blackwell partnered with OU by advertising alongside the article in the special issue of the magazine, which focused on affordability in higher education. Click on the link below to read the rest of the story.

Changes Coming
- by Russ Gager

Given the current challenges in higher education, a background in business and finance is what many university presidents need. So when longtime Ottawa University board member and alumnus Kevin Eichner was asked by the board of trustees in 2008 to consider becoming the Kansas university’s president, his background with his own banking and wealth management company and as a Harvard MBA graduation were key to his selection.

Read the article here.
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The Gangwish family has a very long and loyal history with Ottawa University, evidenced not only by their significant pledge, but also by decades of service and the 22 family members who have attended the University.

“Providing state-of-the-art information access through a University library is providing a vital resource for all OU students, regardless of where they live or their field of study,” says family member Carl J. Gangwish ’56. “My parents felt so strongly about the importance and value of education that they sent all six of their children to Ottawa University. Their emphasis on learning has been passed on to our large extended family that now includes members in the fields of business, agriculture, medicine, education, law, health, and religion. We want to help sustain and encourage Ottawa University’s goal of lifelong learning through our support for this project.”

The family’s pledge is part of $10 million being raised for the Gangwish Library and adjoining Gibson Student Center to be located at the center of The College campus.]]>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT40c34061-2f2f-4cdb-8336-e17df37b4c15Ottawa, Kansas –Ottawa University has announced the hiring of Shayla Jacob as the new spirit squad coordinator. Jacob succeeds Regina Smith, who led the Braves for the last two seasons.

Jacob has more than 15 years of cheerleading dance and gymnastics coaching experience. She has spent the last two years as Pratt Community College’s Head Cheer Coach, where she has helped the squad to a second place finish in the small –co-ed division at the NCA 2010 summer camp and a National Championship title in the Elite Co-ed Division at the Jam Fest Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She will begin her duties at Ottawa University June 25.

“I’m very excited to have Shayla join our team,” said Ottawa University Dean of Students Tom Taldo. “She brings with her a tremendous amount of experience and passion for both our cheer and dance programs. I’m excited to watch Shayla take our spirit teams to the next level.”

Jacob grew up and graduated from Larned High School, where she was named NCA All-American cheerleader her senior year. She earned a degree in Sports Science with an emphasis in coaching from the University of Kansas in 2001. She spent 11 years coaching the Lawrence High School cheer program.
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Graduate Darvelle Hutchins' speech is entitled "Hopes and Dreams" and challenges his fellow graduates to become a catalyst for change in the world.

One way Hutchins, who will earn a Communication and Leadership degree, plans to change the world is by writing a book. There came a point in his life when he said he needed direction from God. He needed to make some important decisions about his future, and he was hungry to hear from God.

"I heard the instruction of the Holy Spirit leading me to write a book," Hutchins said.

Hutchins' book, "Pursue Destiny' is an inspirational guide that identifies the challenges every person faces on the journey of life. He is now in the process of getting it published.

"I want to encourage my peers to draw near to God and to live life without limitations when we're equipped with the armor of God," Hutchins said. "I strive to challenge graduates in thinking about what's next and to live with a sense of assurance knowing that they're unstoppable regardless of the obstacles presented before them."

Fellow graduate Dan Neumer also will be speaking at commencement. Neumer has been a police officer for 16 years. ]]>Tue, 29 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT70b9702b-1ee0-4aa6-aacc-c00ee92cf4dd
Lifelong Ottawa residents, Marguerite and Raymond Gibson were married for 57 years before his passing in 2000. They owned and operated a number of restaurants in Ottawa before founding Bingo Dog Food, Inc. in 1960. The couple was deeply committed to promoting the Ottawa community, and Marguerite has carried on that legacy following Raymond’s death.]]>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT92ece7da-7a30-4e88-914d-ddb69b44f2c0
Cruz is one of two OU-Online students recently awarded cash prizes for their winning essays in Ottawa University-Online’s first annual “Tell Us Your Story” contest. The money is to be used for travel expenses associated with attending one of OU’s five graduation ceremonies across the nation. Cruz will walk on May 11 during OU-Arizona’s commencement ceremonies at North Phoenix Baptist Church.

In her essay, Cruz recounts that, other than the day her daughter was born, the best day of her life was a day in 2009 when she finally decided to finish her education. “I believe that everyone at one time or another has had an ‘ah ha’ moment,” Cruz wrote. “It was then I knew I had to make some solid decisions and finally get off the roller coaster I had been on for nearly ten years.” As a result of that “ah ha” moment, she enrolled in Ottawa University-Online to complete her BA in Business Administration. She said her journey at Ottawa University has taught her a great deal about herself.
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